Had a game recently where an attacker went down in the box quite easy, the tackle was on the ball, definitely no pen, but in my view not simulation either. The ball stays in play, and immediately after the ball has been cleared, a defender runs towards the attacker on the ground, stands over him and shouts abuse at him, and when the attacker gets up, he gives him a light push in the chest.
I immediately run across, get the defender away, I ask him what the **** he was doing, and I book him. Then, I give a penalty, thinking that this behaviour must be punished very strictly from a prevention perspective. He pushed the attacker, so there was physical contact.
There were some protests, but when after I told the captain what had happened and that it was the ridiculous behaviour of his defender that was the cause of all this, he accepted my decision. I told the coach of the team the same at half-time and he said he agreed with me.
What is your view on this decision?
I immediately run across, get the defender away, I ask him what the **** he was doing, and I book him. Then, I give a penalty, thinking that this behaviour must be punished very strictly from a prevention perspective. He pushed the attacker, so there was physical contact.
There were some protests, but when after I told the captain what had happened and that it was the ridiculous behaviour of his defender that was the cause of all this, he accepted my decision. I told the coach of the team the same at half-time and he said he agreed with me.
What is your view on this decision?